UNEDITED EXCLUSIVE: Doctor Who (CLASSIC) "Unearthly Child" REACTION!

Classic Who! My mam has been watching Dr who from the pilot episode up until now. Her favorite Doctors are the first and David Tennant.

Helen Dobinson

I've just become a Patreon;I come on here;I see that you've been doing Classic Who as well as New;and I see so many people here that I recognise. This is going to be enjoyable :)

Ian Smith

Look how much love there is... you gotta do more classic Who man! :D

Mark Ward

Edited as a missed out 'of the Daleks'. It now makes sense...! :D

Mark Ward

A bit late, but I love this episode even more when knowing how small their budget and workspace was, and Doctor Who had the first female producer (Verity Lambert) and etc. I’m not going to go into too much detail here since BBC made a film about it which was released around the 50th anniversary in 2013, and I think you’ve probably had it recommended before (An Adventure in Space and Time) I don’t think there’s any spoilers in it so you could actually watch it anytime. 😄

Yes, it’s perfectly reasonable to be suspicious of a girl who is a genius and says odd things, or does her homework in a strange way (what exactly was the issue with it?) or mentioning something that doesn’t exist yet (the decimal system). It’s perfectly reasonable to then stalk that girl to find out where she lived (guess they’re not big believers in privacy) to talk to her guardian about something they themselves admit isn’t really a problem. The doctor might be acting a little crazy when he makes fun of how little they have to go on, but he’s not wrong.

I totally planned on just subscribing to your Patreon channel for a month or so just to get caught up on Doctor Who with someone else watching. But now that you are going into all of the history!!! Wow. So good.

And yet at the same time, Gallifrey and the Time Lords also didn't exist at this point. ;-) Or at least the names and ideas behind the Doctor's people and homeworld hadn't yet been developed, and wouldn't be for several years. If you were to look at the first few years of Doctor Who on their own, it's very easy to assume that the Doctor and his granddaughter were just human time-travellers from an Earth-colonised world in the distant future. And while the Time War is a New Series invention slotted between the Eighth and Ninth Doctors, there's a bit of Classic Who and Extended Who material preceding it that retroactively foreshadows the conflict. The Eighth Doctor novels even featured another time war entirely, the Second War in Heaven, which is a bit more high concept and developed. Although RTD denied any connection to New Who's Last Great Time War early on, new prose material keeps coming out, and it's very easy for some fans to imagine how one war could dovetail into the other.

Gallifrey and the Time Lords still exist at this point, the Time War didn't take place until after the Doctor Who Movie and before Christopher Ecclestons series (DW The Movie is not really a movie its a joint British/American Pilot with BBC and FOX that didnt take off, but still canon) - The Doctor calls himself an Outcast because the story goes he stole the Tardis and ran away, taking his Granddaughter with him. His reasons range from wanting to see the universe to despising how pompus and unrelenting the Time Lords were when other worlds were in trouble. He's proud of the title Time Lord, but he never saw himself as one of them, and they would look down on him in return.

Adam C Turek

They say that back in 1963 that this episode was unlike anything else anyone had seen before. It was something of an instant sensation but it really hit the big time with the second story, The Daleks.

I love the original series, even more-so than the revival at times. It's totally worth going through everything in order, if only to see small bits of continuity and character develop, but I understand if you'd rather skip around (at least to start with). Watching one story from each Doctor might be a good way to start. As a general overview: 1963-1969 is in black and white; 97 (of 253) episodes are missing; (a few in Seasons 1-2 & 5-6, but mostly in Seasons 3-4). 1970-1989 is in colour; none of the ~450 episodes are missing. The show briefly returned to screens in 1996 for a TV Movie. 1989-2005 is usually referred to as the 'Wilderness Years'; although, the Seventh and Eighth Doctor's adventures continued in the form of novels, comic strips, and full cast audio dramas. The original audio for every missing episode still exists. Reconstructions have been made for every story, using stills, telesnaps, and captions. Some have even been officially animated. The best telesnap recons are the unofficial ones produced and updated by 'Loose Cannon' since the '90s. The "Marco Polo" one was even done in colour! They're all currently being hosted on DailyMotion under user 'David Agnew' or 'El Doctorio.' The Classic Who format is quite different from New Who. Each serial (i.e. story) is made up of multiple 24 minute episodes. The average serial is 4 parts, though 6/7 parters were common early on. There's even an 8, 10, 12, & 14 parter, none of which drag, surprisingly. I'd recommend splitting up the 6+ parters into multiple sessions. Classic Who seasons are usually called 'Seasons'; New Who seasons are usually called 'Series.' Seasons 1-6 are each about twice the length of a New Who series. Seasons 7-22 are each about the same length as a New Who series. Seasons 23-26 are each about half the length of a New Who series. The episodes in Season 22 are also 45 minutes instead of 24. Classic Who seasons don't necessarily form large arcs (beyond some character stuff). There are a few exceptions, namely Seasons 16 & 23, and a few trilogies, particularly in the '80s. The character development and larger themes also pick up quite a bit in the last two seasons. If you plan on skipping around for a bit of a historical lesson, here are the stories I'd select for each Doctor: • First Doctor: 1x02 - The Daleks (7 Parts) - more for the context. • First Doctor: 2x09 - The Time Meddler (4 Parts) • Second Doctor: 5x01 - The Tomb of the Cybermen (4 Parts) • Third Doctor: 8x02 - The Mind of Evil (6 Parts) • Fourth Doctor: 12x04 - Genesis of the Daleks (6 Parts) • Fifth Doctor: 19x03 - Kinda (4 Parts) • Sixth Doctor: 22x02 - Vengeance on Varos (2 longer Parts) • Seventh Doctor: 25x01 - Remembrance of the Daleks (4 Parts) • Eighth Doctor: TV Movie - Doctor Who (feature length) I'd recommend splitting up the 6/7 parters over two sessions. Also, • 'Ninth' Doctor: parody for charity - The Curse of Fatal Death (1999); this was written in by Steven Moffat, showrunner of Series 5-10. • 'Ninth' Doctor: animated - Scream of the Shalka (2003); where Who could have gone had it not been revived for TV in 2005. Afterward, if you're not particularly driven to watching from everything from the beginning in Season 1; I have a couple of recommendations. Seasons 25-26 are very close in tone and style to the modern series, with larger themes and a greater focus on the companion. ...and these two seasons also happen to be my favourite period of the show. :-) The other option is Season 7, which really, is the only other clean slate in Classic Who besides Season 1. It features a new Doctor, new companions, and a new production team all at the same time, quite like modern Who's Series 5 & "The Eleventh Hour." Also, from that point forward everything is in colour, there are no missing episodes, and the seasons start approximating the duration of the New Who seasons. You should probably watch a few Second Doctor serials beforehand though, as the Brigadier forms a River Song like connection, appearing twice before Season 7. I'd say check out "The Web of Fear" (Season 5), "The Invasion" (Season 6), and "The War Games (an epic 10 part Season 6 finale) before jumping into Season 7. That last story, despite it's length, also happens to be my all-time favourite Classic Who story. And while this is a long way off, definitely check out "The Tenth Planet" between the (New Who) Series 10 finale and the 2017 Christmas Special. Alright-y, then. I think that's covered just about everything. :-) Hopefully this has been somewhat helpful, if a bit overwhelming.

Wow this is the first I'm watching a Classic episode, so the company was appreciated! The only thing I've really seen from Classic Who is the regeneration scenes and the opening sequences and things like that, so this was super interesting:D

Lilly M.

Whoops, i edited my comment a few too many times, and think it got detected by Patreon as spam. :-( I was a bit worried that might happened (it's happened to me before), so I saved it in a notepad just in case. I'll try posting it again later if there isn't any way for you to see it already. Excited about the Classic Who reactions none the less. :-)

Both links are not working for me :(

Anna Lena Ciplajevs

sure you know already but neither links for this or the previous Who vid are working

Adam C Turek

I'm making my way through classic who and am on the 2nd dr atm. And being a huge fan of new who i really appreciate classic who. As far as i'm aware Doctor who didn't become so big with a complex story till about the 3rd doctor. Cause i believe it wasn't until then when they actually gave him the title 'time lord' and gave him a back story to his life ect. So these kinda episodes are very similar to new who but also kinda weird as you have all this knowledge of the doctor, yet at the time of this episode none of this was planned and he feels like a blank slate and you know more about him than he does 😂

Matthew Case

This link isn’t working for me. Keeps saying it is processing.

That's a fair point, can't change what work well ;) and so glad you enjoyed it!

Failwhale34

noted! Thanks sachal :)

Failwhale34

I know Canada when I see it LOL. But NO way! I didn't know that, that's nuts. OMG I just realized, that's the same exact day Aldous Huxley, the author of a 'Brave New World' died. I know this because I was studying that book and him for the mid term I did the day of filming this

Failwhale34

Had a blast watching this! A lot of fun to see your reaction to what's similar and different from modern Who. Okay, I'm gonna be that guy and make my classic recommendations. These are just some major classics from each Doctor. There's tons more great ones, but if you're doing a cliffnotes version, these are what I would suggest. 1st Doctor: The Dalek Invasion of Earth, The Tenth Planet. 2nd Doctor: Power of the Daleks, Tomb of the Cybermen, The War Games (at least the last 1 or 2 eps). 3rd Doctor: Spearhead from Space, Inferno, Terror of the Autons, The Three Doctors, The Time Warrior, Planet of the Spiders. 4th Doctor: Robot, Genesis of the Daleks, The Deadly Assassin, City of Death, The Keeper of Traken, Logopolis. 5th Doctor: Castrovalva, Earthshock, The Five Doctors, The Caves of Androzani, 6th Doctor: Vengeance on Varos, Resurrection of the Daleks. 7th Doctor: Remembrance of the Daleks, Survival. 8th Doctor: The Movie.

Trey Moore

I’ve mentioned my suggested picks for a story from each doctor before: I’d love to see you do The Aztecs just because it is a completely different style to modern who being a historical and really gives Barbara an awesome storyline. The acting is top notch.

Mark Ward

I thought it was totally reaction worthy! Ian and Barbara are two very popular companions, probably helped by the fact they were the first ones really. Susan less so. Like I said above I think that the first season is so interesting - you have to kind of watch it from the eyes of someone in 1963 and imagine how crazy that would have been as a story. I don’t think you’re worried about spoilers really: The first appearance of the Daleks is the second ‘story’, which is actually Episode 5. Most stories in Classic Who run from 3 to 6 episodes (though some of the very earliest stories run right up to 12 episodes for a single story...!)

Mark Ward

Having lived and watched TV in the year 1963, I have to say this episode does not seem slowly paced to me. Quite the opposite. It seems perfectly reasonable these schoolteachers are intrigued by an impossibly brilliant schoolgirl. Barbara’s curiosity is driven by concern and feminine intuition to investigate. Ian is more rational, but too much of a gentleman to let Barbara go to a deserted junkyard by herself. As I recall, subsequent episodes of this story don’t maintain this level of mystery and wonder, but what a start!! When the Doctor spoke of being exiled from his home world and hoping to return some day, it sounded to me like he had no interest in going back. I’m looking forward to Season 6 feverishly! Say hello to Dooski the Time Cat for me.

Tumbili

This reaction made me so happy - the Tardis always makes the same noise - can you imagine the fuss the Whovians would have made if they changed it - like changing Godzilla's roar or the noise the Transformers make when they transform - some things you don't mess with. lol

Chris

It’s a four parter though...! I love these early episodes, not so much for the stories, but for the relationships between the four leads.

Mark Ward

Also if Time Meddler isn't already on your consideration list I'd say that as well, probably before the above.

Sachal Ali

If you decide you wanna do more Classic stories but not the whole series in sequence, another arc (haven't watched) that might be particularly interesting to you has come to my attention- The Deadly Assassin. Has lots of lore plus the Master, among other things.

Sachal Ali

*frozen wasteland* Failwhale: Canada? Me: 😂☠️ Ian & Barbara must be extremely bored because their reasoning is flimsy and even say as much. Yes, they’re the first companions and they went to the last ice age I believe. A good episode but slowly paced (25 minutes to follow Susan and get inside the tardis?!) This show almost didn’t make it. It aired the same day JFK was assassinated and everyone was watching the news. But luckily the BBC re-aired it the following Saturday and it did much better.

You should totally see the second episode, just to finish it off. It would be like watching a 2 parter episode and only seeing part 1 Also another great Classic Who episode is a 4th Doctor episode with Sarah-Jane Smith, “Genesis of the Daleks” :)

Stonzy87